November 2016 The ECHO - mvbuddhisttemple.orgAmida Buddha’s light of wis-dom is the wisdom in accordance with “the law of causality,” so no selfishness is attached. In Bud-dhism,

Mountain View Buddhist Temple 575 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 964-9426 www.mvbuddhisttemple.org

In 1956, two years after the Mountain View Buddhist Associa-tion was incorporated, our Bud-

dhist Women’s Association was

first formed. Five years later in 1961, the Mountain View Buddhist Church became an independent

Temple of the Buddhist Churches of America. On September 18, we

observed our Temple’s 55th Anni-versary and the 60th Anniversary

of our Mountain View Buddhist Women’s Association in conjunc-

tion with our Fall Ohigan service. For this special service, BCA Bishop Kodo Umezu was the offici-

ant and guest speaker. The service

included an Ochigo procession of our Dharma School students, offer-ings presented by all of our Temple

affiliated organizations and partici-pation of our Temple Choir.

Following the Anniversary and Ohigan service, Bishop Umezu

officiated a Kieshiki service con-ducted by our Rev. Mukojima and

assisted by Minister Emeritus Rev. Ensei Nekoda. Forty-four of our

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M O U N T A I N V I E W B U D D H I S T T E M P L E

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In This Issue

Rev Mukojima’s Msg 1, 4, 6

MVBT 55th

Anniversary 1, 5, 7

BWA 60th

Anniversary 12 - 13

Mochi Tsuki 14, 22

Keiro Kai 14

Eitaikyo 16 - 17

Volume 55 Number 10

November 2016

How Cute Chigo Kids Are! We celebrated the 55th Anni-

versary of the Mountain View Bud-dhist Temple this past September.

We invited Rev. and Mrs. Kodo Umezu, Bishop of the Buddhist

Churches of America and had a splendid service.

After becoming independent from San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin in 1961, our Mountain

View Buddhist Temple has devel-oped into a great temple in its own

right. This was due to the gener-ous support of countless members

and their extraordinary efforts and enthusiasm. I deeply appreciate the

great achievement of all of our predecessors.

The anniversary began cere-

moniously with the chigo proces-sion. In anticipation of this memo-

rable event, our Dharma School made a $5,000 donation to pur-

chase the new chigo outfits from Japan. Eighteen chigo children wore these beautiful and colorful

outfits and walked in the proces-sion, smiling proudly to the cheers

of their parents. I think that all

who attended felt great satisfaction when they witnessed the cute chigo procession, a longstanding

Buddhist tradition. I was a little nervous before the service, but I

couldn’t help but smile when I saw those charming children leading us

confidently into the Hondo, and I was able to start the service calmly. I think chigo have a special power

to brighten the service and make everyone who witness them feel

happy.

According to a Buddhist his-

torical source, the origin of the chigo goes back 2,500 years to the

time of Sakyamuni Buddha, Bud-dhism’s founder. The Buddha and his followers would travel through-

out India to spread the Dharma,


Mountain View Buddhist Temple Anniversary Observances

Volume 55 Number 10

By Rev. Yushi Mukojima

November Highlights

11/6 Sun, 10:00 am Shotsuki Hoyo Service 11:00 am Japanese Language Service

11/9 Wed, 7:30 pm Temple Board Meeting 11/20 Sun, 10:00 am

Eitaikyo Service Guest Speaker: Rev. LaVerne Sasaki

12:00 Noon Keiro Kai Luncheon 11/27 Sun, 10:00 am Eshin-ni-ko / Kakushin-

ni-ko / Lady Ohtani Memorial Service Guest Speaker: Rev. Yuki Sugahara

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Religious Planning — November 2016

Shotsuki Hoyo Service O-asaji (Morning Chanting)—8:30 AM

Adult Discussion—11:00 AM Dharma School—11:00 AM

MEMORIAL SERVICES

Memorial services allow us to pay homage to loved ones who have passed away. In our Jodo Shinshu tradi-

tion, family members hold a service at certain intervals following a relative’s death to express gratitude for

and acknowledge their continuing influence in our lives. If you wish to schedule a memorial service for a

loved one, please call during weekly office hours.

2016 is the memorial year for those who passed away in:

1st Year Memorial 2015 3rd Year Memorial 2014 7th Year Memorial 2010

13th Year Memorial 2004 17th Year Memorial 2000 25th Year Memorial 1992

27th Year Memorial 1990 33rd Year Memorial 1984 50th Year Memorial 1967

November 6, 2016, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. — Shotsuki Hoyo

11:00 am: Japanese Language Service

November 13, 2016, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. — Sunday Service

November 20, 2016, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. — Eitaikyo Service

Guest speaker is Rev. LaVerne Sasaki

12 noon: Keiro Kai Luncheon

November 27, 2016, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. — Eshinni-ko, Kakushinni-ko & Lady Ohtani

Memorial Service

Guest speaker is Rev. Yuki Sugahara, head minister at Buddhist Church of Florin

Donate to the Upcoming Services

Eitaikyo, Eshinni-ko & Kakushinni-ko Service and Bodhi Day

———————-

Use the MVBT online donation "DONATE NOW," or

send a check to the Temple office


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but in fact, there were very few

people who welcomed them warmly. On the contrary, there

were many who disliked the group’s ragged appearance as they

came into their neighborhoods asking for alms.

Sometimes when Sakyamuni

Buddha and his followers were making their rounds as usual, peo-

ple would actually lock their doors to avoid meeting them because

they regarded the Buddha and his followers as a bunch of bad-

smelling beggars.

But compared to those of a suspicious adult, the pure eyes of a

child see people completely differ-ently. Even though his looks were

poor, children knew by intuition that Sakyamuni Buddha was a very

gentle and noble person. They simply said, “He’s a Buddha,” and approached him without hesita-

tion.

Unaffected by an adult’s preju-

dices, the children approached the Buddha and his followers, giving

them water, flowers or nuts and so on, and offered the best hospitality

they could.

Observing their children’s actions, the adults gradually low-

ered their wariness towards Sakya-muni Buddha. When the two

groups began speaking, the villagers were able to hear the teaching of

the Buddha. Through the example of the children, many adults were

able to encounter the Buddha Dharma and be led to the way of the truth by the Buddha’s guidance.

This is the origin of chigo.

(Continued from page 1) There is a big difference be-tween the rigid view of an adult judging a person and seeing only a

figure and form, and that of a child with a pure mind. Our Dharma

School kids are often called “A Child of Buddha” because they are

like the Buddha himself – able to see a person truthfully without being prejudiced by his or her

appearance. I can’t help thinking that what many pure and gentle

kids bring to the Temple is this kind of truth.

It seems to me that little kids teach us that the true Buddhist

way is to see things without pre-conceptions.

However, we adults always

judge everything based on our limited sense of values. That is

how prejudice caused by self-centered thoughts easily cloud our

minds. Compared with the inno-cent mind of a child, ours are veiled with the darkness of igno-

rance.

But fortunately, just as can-

dlelight can pierce the darkness, the prejudice and doubt in our

minds can only be removed by Amida Buddha’s light of wisdom.

But there is a big difference be-tween normal light and Amida Buddha’s light of wisdom. Tan-

Luan, one of the Seven Pure Land Masters, explained, “This light is

wisdom, and when wisdom illu-mines the whole world, nothing

can disturb it. It gets rid of the darkness of ignorance in all living

things. This is why the light of wisdom is profoundly different from normal light which simply

brightens the room.”

Amida Buddha’s light of wis-dom is the wisdom in accordance with “the law of causality,” so no

selfishness is attached. In Bud-dhism, we call this Ku or Empti-

ness. Amida Buddha with his pre-cious light can always shine on all

living beings equally without excep-tion because Amida Buddha fully realized the real state of Empti-

ness. Those who encounter this light of wisdom cannot help but

reflect on the foolishness of mak-ing judgments based on figure and

form. Instead they live each day with the deep gratitude of Nem-

butsu.

To receive the Nembutsu is to awaken to our darkness of

doubt and attachment. At the same time, it is also the encounter

with Amida Buddha who knows the depth of darkness in our minds

and shows us the path of truth that we should take.

I sincerely hope that all of us

will try to do our best to realize the foolishness of our attachments

and see all things just as they are, basking in Amida Buddha’s light of

wisdom, unclouded by self-centered thoughts. I am sure that

such a way of life is the precious Nembutsu life of gratitude guided by the working of Amida Buddha.

I am grateful for the unique and colorful 55th Anniversary Pro-

cession led by our cute little chigo kids that reminded us of something

very important.

In Gassho,

How Cute Chigo Kids Are! (cont’d)


Temple members received their

Buddhist names as disciples of the Buddha, expressing their determi-

nation to follow the Nembutsu path as their spiritual guide.

To cap this wonderful day of celebration, our BWA hosted a

(Continued from page 1) luncheon with entertainment from the San Jose Chidori Band and gifts to all who attended including

some delicious handmade choco-lates with “60” hand swirled on

the tops.

We would like to thank Rev.

Mukojima, Bishop Umezu and Rev. Nekoda for their roles in planning

and officiating these special ser-vices, all of the Temple organiza-tions for their support and partici-

pation in the services, and the BWA for hosting a special lunch-

eon.

In Gassho, The MVBT Religious Planning Committee

MVBT Anniversary Observances (cont’d)


First row, left to right: Emi Hirabayashi, Ko

Hirabayashi, Anna Kunze, Rebbeca Kunze, Mary Kato,

Kiyoko Sato, Rev. Ensei Nekoda, Bishop Kodo Umezu,

Rev. Yushi Mukojima, Chiharu Nishimura, Shizue Ogata,

Kendall Inouye

Second row, left to right: Christine Hirabayashi,

John Arima, Conner Sato, Tyler Sato, Jordyn Sato,

Tayeko Kurashige, Lois Okino, Carolyn Sakae, Miyoko

Takegami, Mitsue Fukuda, Marie Jacobs (Ochi), Mason

Inouye, Mike Inouye

Third row, left to right: Hideki Hirabayashi, Eric

Kunze, Randal Sato, Debra Sato, Natalie Ives, Alice

Ishida, Toshiko Uyehara, Kimiyo Nishimura, Joanne

Makishima, Carol Harbin, Shizue Hiroshige, Traci Inouye

Fourth row, left to right: Russell Nakano, Judy

Nakano, Derek Ives, Lorrie Kitasoe, Glenn Kitasoe,

Toshihiro Michihara, Joyce Okumura-Lee, Jeff Sato,

Junko Ikuno, Allan Jacobs


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CC CONFERENCE YBA was invited to attend

the Central Cal Jr. YBA Confer-

ence, “Star Wars: Balance,” on November 12 in Fresno. Fifteen

members are registered to attend the conference.

SANGHA DAY PICNIC

YBA organized the children’s

activities at the Sangha Day picnic on September 25 at Cuesta Park.

We hope that all the children enjoyed the activities that Mitchell

Kita organized.

YBA also held a 50/50 Raffle and raised a total of $643. Thank

you to everyone who supported the YBA.

YBA SECOND MEETING

AND HALLOWEEN PARTY YBA had its second meeting

on October 2 and decided to

organize a Halloween party on October 29 in the YBA Hall.

Activities will include a scary

movie, escape the room, and din-ner.

DONATION Thank you to Mr. Jim Shi-

dawara, the 50/50 Raffle winner, for his generous donation. We

truly appreciate your support.

In Gassho,

Jordyn Sato 2016-2017 YBA President

YBA News

Pictures of MVBT Anniversary Observances



BWA Actiities It is with great pleasure to

announce three new BWA Mem-bers: Mariko Nomura, Kari Mura-

kami and Natalie Ives. Thank you for joining us to help continue our

work for the Temple and its youth.

FBWA CONFERENCE

Twelve of our BWA ladies and Rev. Mukojima attended the

National Federation of Buddhist Women’s Association Conference

in Bellevue, Washington on Octo-ber 7, 8 and 9. On Friday, we

went on a tour of Seattle’s Interna-tional Area, formerly the Nihon Machi, and had lunch at the Na-

gomi Tea House. We browsed and, of course, purchased at their

mini craft fair and nearby Asian

shops. We then went on a tour of the Chihuly Glass Museum (amazing!) and our final stop being

Pike Place with their fresh fish markets, vegetables, fruits and

flowers. There were many arts and crafts and food stalls. Rev.

Mukojima always counted heads to make sure we were all to-gether. Sensei is so caring and

always watching over us on our trips.

The many workshops to choose from were informative as

well as fun. We learned new gathas and obon odori’s. The

meeting of old friends and making new ones was a plus. The North-west District did an outstanding

job. Everyone had a great time!

UDON FUNDRAISER

Mark your calendar the BWA’s Udon Fundraiser to be

held on Sunday, December 4, 2016.

Tickets can now be purchased from any BWA member.

NEXT MEETING

Saturday. November 12, 2016, 9:00 am in YBA Hall.

Buddhist

Women’s

Association

BWA at Chihuly Glass Museum Glass Garden with Chihuly yellow glass tree in background

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The Dharma School students participated in the Chigo Proces-sion for the Mountain View Bud-

dhist Temple 55th Anniversary. Special thanks go to the following

people for organizing, outfitting and coordinating the children:

Debbie Kitani, Joan Aoki, Debby Inenaga, Traci Inouye, Mika Mukojima and Sharon

Tsukahara. And, a big thank-you to all the children and their helpful

parents.

Thank you to Debby Ine-

naga for providing the donuts, juice and hot water for the Sangha

Day Picnic. And, to all the Dharma School families who con-tributed salads, desserts and rice

dishes.

During the announcement portion of the October 8 service, John Arima announced the

nenju sale to the MVBT congrega-tion. As a result, Richard Endo

collected over $100 and turned the money over to the Dharma

School treasurer. A big thank-you to John and Richard.

What’s happening at the

October 30 service? It’s the an-nual Halloween parade in the

Hondo. All students are encour-aged to come to the Temple in

costume. Also, the 7th/8th grade class will be handing out Hallow-

een bags to the pre-K through 5th/6th grade classes. These bags will contain items to help the kids

keep safe when trick-or-treating

(i.e. glow sticks so they will be more visible at night). A big thank-you to new Dharma School

teacher Jill Fajardo for coming up with the idea.

DONATIONS

Gratefully acknowledged Janell & Ryan Tao

Jeremy's birthday

Jane & Stuart Fujitani

In Gassho,

Curt Fukuda Dharma School Superintendent

Dharma School News Dharma

School

Seniors Activity Group Thank you all for supporting

the preparation for our Manju sale during the Midori-Kai Boutique

event and most of all the time and effort that we received to make

this all possible. Thank you again as we can continue to grow.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Friday, November 11: On the

second Friday of each month, rain or shine, let's get together for a healthy walk. Meeting place is

Denny's at 311 South Mathilda Ave., Sunnyvale at 10:00 am. Let

us focus on walking with friends to 840 W. Washington Park, Sunny-

vale, and complete your walk back to Denny's Restaurant to reward

yourself to a nice lunch around 11:00 am. If you choose not to walk, let's meet for lunch at

Denny's at 11:00 am for a nice gathering with your Senior friends.

For more information, call Julie Ushiba.

Thursday, November 17: This will be our last Senior gathering for the year due to the Holiday

Season soon approaching. We will have a fun and free game of

Bingo for our Seniors Activities Day. We will also provide lunch

at 11:30 am. Please join us and invite your friends.

Thursday, January 19, 2017: Looking ahead, we will have a guest speaker, Peining Chang.

She will educate us all about Alz-heimer. Thank you Bruce Mori-moto for getting our guest

speaker. Mark the date on your calendar.

SENIOR HOURS

Every Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Light refreshment of coffee, tea

and desserts are always provided. Everyone i s we lcome to

join in to share new ideas and to make new friends.

In Gassho,

Aiko Sugimoto-Miyamoto

Senior

Activities

&

Crafts



Toban Echo Article

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NOV Zones 11 & 12 N / A N / A

DEC Zones 13 & 1 Nov 11 (Fri) Nov 16 (Wed)

JAN Zones 2 & 3 Dec 16 (Fri) Dec 21 (Wed)

Toban & Echo Schedule Our October winner for the 150 Club is Allen and Linda Sa-saki. Congratulations!

MVBT is grateful to all those who participated in the 150 Club.

Don’t miss your chance to be the next winner. See your

Zone Chairperson for the 2017 150 Club tickets.

Thank You!

Please note the revised article deadline, printing dates and email submission process. This will provide time to layout and production. Thank you. Email all articles to [email protected]

150 Club News

MVBT Girl Scout Troop #60736 began their new year on September 19. On October 3, we

held our Investiture/Rededication Ceremony. This ceremony is to

welcome girls and leaders new to Girl Scouts, and also a time for

current Scouts and Leaders to re-dedicate themselves to the Girl Scout program. This year we in-

vested one new Brownie Scout. We also recognized Scouts for

bridging up to the next level: one to Juniors, one to Cadettes, and

six to Seniors.

Over the summer the Girl

Scouts and their families ran the Drinks Booth again at the Obon. Many of the Scouts earned their

Obon patch. And the Troop also coordinated the Guessing Game

for the Sangha Day Picnic.

GIRL SCOUTS SILVER

AWARD

Five Cadettes worked tire-lessly to submit their projects for

the Girl Scout Silver Award – the highest award a Cadette can earn.

The Silver Award represents a girl's accomplishments in Girl

Scouting and in her community as she grows and works to improve

her life and the lives of others. Congratulations to Lauren Ho, Stacey Kawabata, Kylie Mukoyama,

Wendy Sakuma and Kalyn Wong for completing and submitting

their projects to the Girl Scout Council.

PADMA PROGRAM

We had three Cadettes who worked very hard to complete the

requirements for the Padma Award. Thank you to members of

the Religious Planning Committee (Reverend Mukojima, Sterling

Makishima, Brent Izutsu and Alex Shinkawa) for assisting with the panel interviews. Stacey Kawa-

bata, Kylie Mukoyama and Julianne Ho will be presented their award

at a future service.

JOURNEYS

Two Cadettes are working towards their Cadette Journey Award, and four Seniors attended

a Senior Journey workshop. All six girls will now be working to

complete a “take action” project to complete the requirements for

these awards. All of our Juniors will be attending a Junior Journey

workshop in November.

AMBASSADORS

The Ambassador girls are hosting the Girl Scout Father-

Daughter Dance on October 22. This fabulous event is for all the

Mountain View Girl Scout fathers and their daughters and a great learning opportunity for the MVBT

Ambassador Scouts, who host this event. It is also a fundraiser in

support of the Ambassador trip to Japan in June 2017.

LEADERS THIS YEAR

Brownie Evelyn Hori

Juniors Joan Aoki

Cadettes Joan Aoki, Joy Watanabe &

Patty Sakuma

Seniors Joy Watanabe &

Patty Sakuma

Ambassadors Leslie Imai & Tricia Uyeda

Troop Coordinators

Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto & Debbie Ho

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Worst Day Ever? by Chanie Gorkin

On Sunday October 16, ABA

hosted MVBT's Bishop and ABA

Memorial Service with guest speaker Sensei Koichi Mizu-shima of Sacramento Bet-

suin. Thanks to everyone who assisted and attended.

ABA is hosting its annual Meet & Mingle dinner and enter-

tainment on November 11, 2016, at 6:00 pm at the Sangha Hall. Come and join the annual “Battle

of the Sexes” game (no physical activity required). Anyone inter-ested in becoming a new member

is welcome to join the festivities; contact Sterling Makishima at

[email protected] or call him at 408.691.7377.

In Gassho,

Sterling Makishima

ABA President

ABA News

This poem was read by Sensei Koichi Mizushima and discussed during his Dharma Talk.

Chanie Gorkin, a 17-year-old about to enter the 12th grade (July 2015) at the Lubavitch High School Beth

Rivkah, originally wrote the poem entitled “Worst Day Ever?” for an assignment at school.



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BWA 60th Anniversary Celebration

For sixty years the Mountain View Buddhist Temple’s Buddhist

Women’s Assoc ia t ion has contributed greatly to the many

needs of the affiliated organizations and Temple activities. The BWA are a hardworking group of

women who work diligently and tirelessly for the betterment of the

Temple, Youth and Dharma School. We are most fortunate

that our Issei and older Nisei members left us with a legacy that

we are proud to continue.

This is the first time that the BWA took time to celebrate any

anniversary during its 60 years of dedication to the Temple. All

Temple members were invited and it was wonderful that so many

attended.

BWA would like to thank all

w h o a t t e n d e d o u r 6 0 t h Anniversary luncheon. We hope that everyone enjoyed the special

bento and entertainment provided by the Chidori Band and their

singers. Our Master of Ceremony was Glenn Kitasoe. Many

Thanks Glenn!

BWA welcomes anyone regardless of age to join us to

continue our work for our Temple and its youth.

60th ANNIVERSARY

DONATIONS GRATEFULLY

ACKNOWLEDGED:

Abe, Margaret

Aoki, Joan

Arakaki, Eric & Amy

Arao, John & Lois Nishimura

Bunya, Esther

Dea, Will & Lois Okino

Endo, Richard & Emilie

Fujikawa, Richard & Eileen

Fujii, Harold & Kathy

Fukuda, Mitsue

Higa, Jits & Jean

Hiroshige, Shizue

Hirota, Norris & Teri

Hoshi, Haruye

Ikenaga, Alice

Ikuno, Masahiro & Junko

Inenaga, Debby



BWA 60th Anniversary Celebration (cont’d)

Inouye, Mel & Audrey

Inouye, Michael & Traci

Ishida, Alice

Ives, Derek & Natalie

Jacobs, Allan & Marie

Kaku, Alice

Kariya, Hiroji

Kitasoe, Glenn

Kobashi, Yoko

Kurashige, Taye

Low, Walter & Jody Chikasuye

Makishima, Sterling & Joanne

Maruyama, Tomiko

Masaki, Toshiko

Matsumoto, Bob & Naomi

Matsumoto, Hideko

Matsumoto, Peter & Shirley

Murakami, Ray & Reiko & Kari

Murata, Ron & Carolyn

Nakagawa, Tad & Bernice

Nakano, Ken & Mieko

Nakano, Russ & Judy

Nakao, Iwao & Kyoko

Nara, Allan

Nekoda, Rev. Ensei

Nishimura, Chiharu

Nishimura, Kimi

Ogata, Shizue

Ohara, Harry & Jeanne

Okuno, Masae

Oto, Bill & June

Ozawa, Edna

Sakae, Carolyn

Sasaki, Rev. Laverne & Helen

Sato, Jeff & Jean

Sato, Kiyoko

Sato, Randy & Debbie

Sawamura, Doug & Phyllis

Sawamura, Tad & Frances

Shay, Cheryl

Sugimoto, Aiko

Takasuka, Brad & Donna & Scott &

Toshiko Kawamoto

Takegami, Miyo

Takimoto, Junichi & Jeanne

Tamaru, Joyce

Tashiro, Steve & Karen

Tsuchida, Steve & Reiko

Tsukagawa, Dennis

Tsumura, Ed

Uchiyama, Irene

Umemoto, Yosh & Diane

Umezu, Bishop Kodo & Janet

Ushiba, Kinji & Julie

Uyehara, Min & Ann

Uyehara, Toshiko

Yamanaga, Bob

Yoshinaka, Kiyoshi & Joan

Yusa, June

Zable, Cynthia

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Mochi Prices Komochi $ 4.00 (1-pound pkg)

Okasane $ 6.00 (Kagami) (1-pound pkg)

Noshimochi $ 16.00 (4-pound pkg)

Mochi-Tsuki — Sunday, December 11 Mochi-Tsuki time is here again and we look forward to seeing

everyone at this annual get together. Come and have fun helping and

participating in the activities that make this cultural event and

fundraiser a success.

Tickets have been distributed to each zone and the final count is

due Monday, December 5, 2016. Tickets are also available at the

MVBT office or through your zone chairperson.

Work schedule is as follows:

SAT, Dec 3 8:00 am ........................... Pre-preparation, test equipment and hang plastic

FRI, Dec 9 8:00 am ......................... Wash barrels & rinse rice

SAT, Dec 10 8:00 am ......................... Final setup, clean area and move equipment

SUN, Dec 11 Mochi-Tsuki Day

5:00 a.m. Start steamers

5:30 am ........................ Start cooking rice

6:00 am ........................ Start pounding

6:30 am ........................ Start shaping mochi

11:00 am - 3:00 pm ..... Mochi Pickup

~ 3:00 pm .......................... Clean up

TUES, Dec. 13 8:00 am ........................ Final clean up

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Shinkawa, Zone 8 (408) 736-8792.

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November Shotsuki Hoyo (Monthly Memorial Service)

November

Monthly

Memorial

Service

Sunday

November 6, 2016

10:00 am

The Shotsuki (Monthly Memorial) Services are conducted and sponsored by the Temple in memory of the past members and their family members who have passed away during a given month. It is not meant to be a substi-tute for families to observe their Family Memorial Service for their loved ones. The November Shotsuki loved

ones are:

Tsutomu Akizuki

Tomoye Aoki-Johnson

Takiko Fukushima

Frank Furuichi

Sunao Furusho

Hana Furuto

Eddie Higuchi

George Hirota

Fred Hoshi

Akira Hoshiko

Tom Ichikawa

Kiyoko Kay Horita

Frank Ikebe

Hideo Kato

Shigeaki Kihara

Eugene Kono

Kinuyo Kunimoto

Shigeko Masaki

Gregory Matsumoto

Rose Morimoto

Haruko Nakamura

Miyuki Nakano

Tsuruye Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Ayako Nakashima

Teiichi Naritomi

Yoshio Nishimoto

Nobuo Oda

Walter Okino

Nuiko Okuno

Kanji Omokawa

Roy Ozawa

Tom Ozawa

Ichiro Sakae

Kosue Sakae

Akira Sasaki

Masako Alice Sato

Seikichi Shimoguchi

Sei Tachibana

Alice Takagi

Masaru Takahashi

Mildred Takegami

Kay Tanouye

Chieko Umeda

If a name has been inadvertently left off or you would like to add a family member to the Mountain View Buddhist Temple list of Shotsuki names, please contact Rev. Mukojima.

E-mail [email protected]

Phone (Temple office) (650) 964-9426

The Mountain View Buddhist Temple would like to express its heartfelt

condolence to the families and friends of:

Sumako (Sue) Abey Dec 15, 1932 - Oct 11, 2016

May you find comfort in the embrace of Infinite Light and Life,

the wisdom and compassion of Amida Buddha.

Namo Amida Butsu



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Rev Mukojima’s Msg 1, 4, 6

MVBT 55th

Anniversary 1, 5, 7

BWA 60th

Anniversary 12 - 13

Mochi Tsuki 14, 22

Keiro Kai 14

Eitaikyo 16 - 17

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday

DECEMBER 11, 2016

MVBT MOCHI-TSUKI FUNDRAISER

ENJOY THE FUN, BE A VOLUNTEER

Documents

November 2016 The ECHO - mvbuddhisttemple.orgAmida Buddha’s light of wis-dom is the wisdom in accordance with “the law of causality,” so no selfishness is attached. In Bud-dhism,